Massive Issue 19 2021 by Massive Magazine

MASSIVE

ISSUE 19

SEPTEMBER 06/2021

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Editorial Letters to the Editor News Lockdown Bingo Emotional Eating Indo-Fijian Reading the Clots Centrefold Sk8r Grl Sexcapades Culinarylingus Snaps Exec Column Poems Horoscopes Puzzles

EDITOR Caroline Moratti

PHOTOGRAPHER Callum Parsons

SUB EDITOR Jamie Mactaggart

ILLUSTRATORS Tallulah Farrar, Sara Moana

NEWS EDITOR James Pocock STAFF WRITERS Cameron Taylor, Elena McIntyreReet, Ari Prakash, Mason Tangatatai, Michael Freeman DESIGNER Micah Davis-Rae

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Editorial

HELLO DARKNESS MY OLD FRIEND Ah hello, old friends. Good to see you back in these parts. It’s been a while, right? Let’s address the elephant in the room: Lockdown is back, baby! And my God, it feels a bit fucking depressing. But I think we can collectively agree that Massey is actually doing a pretty decent job of looking after its students. A huge shout out to the staff working behind the scenes to help with welfare and support during this time. With the comeback of Covid, I felt increasingly unsure what Massive should do. What it should post. Should we be funny, make some jokes? Even if that’s potentially in the face of people genuinely suffering during this lockdown? Or should we just make posts about news updates, even if it’s just regurgitating what most people have likely already seen on 1pm updates? To this day, I’m still genuinely not sure. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. In the meantime, we’re still making mags, even if that’s just digital for now. As for me, I’m not going to lie, the last two weeks have been hard. I flat with strangers, not friends. They’re lovely people but we don’t really have anything in common apart from collectively all using toilet paper. So, it’s just been me, and my bed, for the past two weeks. Hot stuff, right? Every day I see Insta stories of people looking cheerfully happy. Like good for them, but I honestly don’t know how people are making bread. I don’t know how they have the energy to make TikToks and host themed cocktail nights. I am just...surviving. If I eat something other than toast, it’s a win. I have no energy to do ANYTHING apart from rewatch Parks and Rec for an embarrassing number of times (for fellow fans: I feel like Ben in his Claymation stage). So, for anyone who feels the same way: you’re not alone. Lockdown is hard. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth doing. Keep getting tested, get vaccinated, and we can ride this thing out together. Massive is, at the end of the day, just a bunch of students doing their best. Talking some shit, making some art, having a yarn. But still, we’re here for you. If you have a newsworthy story, let us know. If you have a weird sex dream, let us know. We’re a little community, and in times of peril, communities come together. We’re here for you. I hope you’ll be here for us and excuse this shitshow of an editorial. I honestly don’t even know how we managed to make this magazine. Well, I do, it’s because of my fucking amazing staff. I love you guys. Bless. To round it off, here are some of my notes app observations for the past week: •

Putting salt on buttered toast really can...do so much. I’m so grateful for each precious grain.

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Why does no one talk about how an entire subplot of Bridget Jones Diary had to be cut because of casting decisions. In the books Bridget literally does a big interview with Colin Firth. But then the movie cast Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, so all Colin Firth mentions had to be stripped from the plot. We need more discourse about this. It’s insane.

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I hope the man at my local dairy likes me. He seems nice.

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Honestly shocked that rats haven’t come due to the amount of food wrappers and plates I have on my floor currently. Why aren’t they coming? Have I done something weird to turn off the rats? Like I don’t want them, but honestly a little offended that they don’t want me either. Huh.

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Stream Solar Power. That’s all. Live, laugh, Lorde.

x Caroline

Letters to the Editor

EMAIL EDITOR@MASSIVEMAGAZINE.ORG.NZ TO HAVE YOUR SAY

To massive I require urgent intervention as for the past three days ive cut my hair shorter and shorter and I feel like tomorrow I might just shave it all off. Srsly can u post some puzzles or something. I usually do those at uni when I get stressed but now im cutting my hair and TRUST ME I would suit a buzz cut as much as judith collins would... help

Please tell me someone out there thinks david seymour is as sexy as I do!! I know he’s a fuckwit but he’s got this boyish charm about him that just makes me go wild. PLEASE I know I can’t be the only one.

To Sexy Man on Massive Cover, I hung up the cover of your alcohol issue on my bedroom ceiling... because... well.... there’s a certain sexy person on that cover that I just can’t stop thinking about. Who would I need to contact about the sexy sexy man in the glasses on the right …. let me know ASAP.

Can uni hurry up and make a fucking decision about exams !! One of my exams is closed book but obviously if its online I'll have my notes and I need to know how I should be studying. Dear Massive: I’d like to put out a request for people to please bring their pets into Zooms. I’m currently living alone and any animal interaction other than the hundreds of YouTube videos I’ve watched would be greatly appreciated. BRING PETS TO ZOOMS! PLease xx

MASSIVE NEWS

“Unprecedented” demand for newly improved Covid-19 hardship grants NATIONAL NEWS

According to McGonagle-Daly, all of Massey’s student hardship funds were distributed via the student associations until 2020 when Massey was able to develop its own application portal and process. MUSA administered the Covid-19 hardship funds for the first half of 2020 with its own existing infrastructure.

The recent lockdown saw Massey’s emergency Covid-19 financial hardship fund up and running again with an increase from $500 to $600.

“Massey has done it themselves this lockdown to avoid stress or pressure on any student association,” MUSA President Fatima Imran said.

The fund officially went live again on August 23 and is intended to aid with basic living costs or access to the internet for students. The technology hardship fund, which loans devices to those in need, also resumed on the same date with its own improvements according to Deputy Vice-Chancellor Students and Global Engagement Tere McGonagle-Daly.

The transition has been smooth with Massey’s addition of a team of support staff to aid students with the application process.

“Last year we were required to provide data directly to students – this year we have been able to grant students money to purchase their own data through a provider of their choice,” he said.

Student Lara said she found the process very easy and straight-forward.

JAMES POCOCK

McGonagle-Daly said the University has received almost 2,000 applications for financial support or loan devices, an “unprecedented” demand for support. “We know that the current changes in COVID-19 alert levels will be placing strain on the financial situations of our students and we have moved quickly to put support measures in place. We have used our internal processes and portal to support students in response to this recent occurrence of COVID-19,” he said.

“We know that financial challenges are often coupled with other stressors, so each applicant has been connected to one of 30 support staff who will be helping them through the grant application process,” McGonagle-Daly said.

“I applied on the first day it was available, my assigned support person called me on Friday afternoon, and I had received my grant by Monday afternoon. The support person I was assigned was amazing and left me with her contact number to keep in touch in case I had any questions or just needed a friendly ear to listen if I felt under pressure, so I really appreciated that!” To be eligible, a student must be enrolled in the second semester of 2021, or a double semester in 2021, and be studying in New Zealand. An application can be made through the student portal. NEWS

Massey’s residential hall fees waived for lockdown leavers JAMES POCOCK

NATIONAL NEWS

Updated NZUSA national Covid-19 action plan supported by 48 student groups JAMES POCOCK

Students who returned home from residential halls for Level 4 are not being charged accommodation fees. According to Deputy Vice-Chancellor Students and Global Engagement Tere McGonagle-Daly, Massey decided on an August 21 start date to the pause on fees, as that was the end date of the travel window allowed by the Government at the start of lockdown. “To help relieve any additional stressors, the university agreed that students in our halls of residence who left to relocate for the duration of the current Alert Level 4 lockdown will not be charged accommodation fees between Saturday 21 August until they can safely return to campus under Alert Level 2 (or otherwise advised by the Government),” McGonagle-Daly said. 508 students are currently remaining in student accommodation over lockdown. This good news comes after last year's media uproar at Victoria University charging students for rooms they could not access during lockdown. Victoria University eventually backtracked on charging students a $150 placeholder fee during Level 4. Meanwhile, for Massey, learning will remain online, while following the alert level guidelines and any additional government guidance according to McGonagle-Daly. “When alert levels allow, face-to-face and blended teaching, with relevant health and safety measures in place, will continue as per normal in addition to our online provision,” he said.

NATIONAL NEWS

The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) has sent off a revised action plan to university and government leaders to ensure adequate support for students under lockdown. The 2021 National Student Action Plan on Covid-19 was updated for August at the start of this current lockdown. According to NZUSA, it is endorsed by 48 different student associations and national student representative bodies, including Te Mana Ākonga (National Māori Tertiary Students’ Association), Tauira Pasifika (National Pasifika Tertiary Students’ Association) and the National Disabled Students' Association. NZUSA said the plan contains three requests: A Universal Education Income (UEI) for all domestic students, a significant increase to resources allocated to the Covid-19 hardship fund, and increased funding for mental health support. The document states, “The appeals in this plan are not radical, they are simply pragmatic and necessary. They need to be met so that our tauira can survive and thrive in a time of crisis.” The plan does not suggest any specific figures for the proposed UEI, or the suggested increases to the hardship fund and mental health support. The full plan is split into four umbrella areas of support that NZUSA believes need to be improved. These are financial support from the government, non-financial support from the government, financial support from tertiary institutions and non-financial support from tertiary institutions. NEWS

Massey encourages participation in health challenge I’m going to pretend lockdown is what’s preventing me from participating JAMES POCOCK

NATIONAL NEWS

“We’ll be running a few weekly challenges for Massey participants with some small prizes from our own prize cupboards (drink bottles, t-shirts etc). The real win will be seeing more of our staff and students improve their wellbeing through physical activity,” they said. One student did tell Massive that “encouraging people to walk lots in lockdown is...an interesting move. Like sure, a bit of fresh air is good, but for those in Level 4 Auckland, I’m not sure it’s like the BEST move. I’m not sure!” Another student thought that it was “good. Like it’s good to get people out of the house to help with mental and physical health. I’m all for it.” Those who wish to take part can sign up on the 10,000 Steps website and join the Massey University team. Or join another university’s team, who are we to stop you?

Sanitary bins in all gender neutral bathrooms on the Albany campus JAMES POCOCK

ALBANY NEWS

Massey University will take part in the 2021 Australasian University Health Challenge (AUHC) with the support of staff and the students’ associations. The challenge will run from September 6 until October 17. Participants join their university team and count and log their steps to contribute to the team’s total. Staff and students at Massey are being encouraged to sign up to the challenge under the Massey team. AUHC is run by the organisation 10,000 Steps in Australia and, including Massey’s participation, involves about 13 university teams across New Zealand and Australia. According to Massey, the aim of the event and the University’s participation is to encourage behavioural changes that increase staff and students’ daily levels of activity. “Being physically active is crucial for everyone’s health and wellbeing, especially during periods of lockdown and social restrictions. Australian universities took out the top three spots last year, so it would be great to see a New Zealand university represented on the podium,” they said. Any physical activity still counts towards total steps, including cycling, swimming, or playing sport. Participants don’t need to worry about being embarrassed as only the team totals are displayed, no individuals step counts. A Massey spokesperson said last year Massey finished at the middle of the table and they are looking to do better this year. The only prize up for grabs in the main competition is bragging rights, but Massey is offering its own spot prizes for participants.

Sanitary bins have been put in all gender neutral bathrooms on the Albany campus, with signage showing where they are soon to follow. This comes after Massive’s last story which reported operational issues delaying sanitary bin and period product distribution. The project was completed before the Level 4 lockdown according to ASA Vice President Michaela Futter. Before the lockdown, ASA was also still providing free sanitary products in the student lounge which Michaela said could be accessed at students own discretion, as part of ASA’s aim to reduce period poverty. “I am currently working on a long-term solution for [the] provision of sanitary products on campus,” she told Massive. However, for students in lockdown, period poverty continues to be a pressing issue. “Tampons and pads are expensive, full stop,” one student says. “I’m glad issues like this are being fixed on campus, it just sucks that it happens to coincide where students are unable to access those facilities and products.”

NEWS

LOCKDOWN

BINGO Have sexual tension with someone in your bubble

Go on a walk and talk shit about the neighbours' houses

Spend 3 hours baking just to consume it all within 5 minutes

Have the worst sleep schedule in the whole existence of mankind

Borrow your mate's vibrator

Drink wine and cry

Participate in a Zoom quiz and cry

Eat your entire snack supply in one day

Text your ex

Consider starting a career in claymation

Overshare on social media

Create a dating profile

FREE SPACE

Delete a dating profile

Put too much cheese on things

Send nudes

Have a sex dream about Ashley Bloomfield

Sleep with someone in your bubble

Have a kickass igloo on Club Penguin

Binge watch your favourite comfort TV show

Get heavily invested in Taylor Swift’s entire discography

Cut yourself a fringe/mullet

Box dye your hair

Stay in bed for consecutive days

Spend too much time thinking about what you’d order on UberEats

CULTURE

LOCKDOWN’S GREATEST VILLAIN FOR MANY:

WORDS BY CAMERON TAYLOR ILLUSTRATION BY TALLULAH FARRAR

FOOD.

Trigger warning: Eating disorders and body image issues are discussed heavily throughout this text. Please proceed with caution.

Maintaining a good relationship with food can be tricky for many of us. With the toxic ideals of diet culture and health fads constantly targeting us on the daily, it’s hard not to see food as the enemy. Throwing lockdown into the mix? Those with eating disorders, or a disordered relationship with food, are seen to suffer even more than usual. Massive talked to young adults Billy, Carrie, and Daisy about their experiences during both rounds of lockdown, and how being stuck at home under government orders has affected their eating habits and relationships with food. In the first round of lockdown in 2020, Billy said he was “43kgs heavier”. He noted having “terrible body image”, as well as “discomfort I felt in my movements and my ability to carry out daily tasks”. A combination of all of this led to Billy spiraling into a relapse of bulimia nervosa, with the ‘lack of communication and ability to socialise with friends’ causing him to be constantly alone with his thoughts. Over the summer, Billy’s bulimia began to turn into anorexia. Unfortunately, Billy was due to start counselling the day that lockdown began. His biggest challenge this time round is “accepting that eating two to three meals a day isn’t going to break my caloric limit”, as well as learning “not to rely on alcohol as a method for diverting my thoughts and delaying hunger”. FEATURES

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For Carrie, who has had pre-existing issues with bulimia and anorexia, said that in the first lockdown, being with her partner hugely affected her eating habits. “We would walk down to the dairy and get junk food and snacks for movie days… I felt a bit guilty eating so much crap food, but because we did it together it didn’t seem so bad, I guess?” However, this time around for the 2021 lockdown, Carrie and her partner split a week beforehand. She’s focused on not buying junk food and staying active, which she says “may look good to some people, but I know I’m doing too much for what I’m supposed to be with my weight and condition”. The reason for this is because “now that I’m single again, I’m so scared of putting on weight again like last lockdown”. Our other interviewee Daisy struggles with ARFID, which is ‘avoidant restrictive food intake disorder’, a texture/sensory based illness. Being in isolation during 2021 has proven extremely difficult, with over buyers meaning Daisy hasn’t been able to access her “safe foods”. She has dropped two meals per day, because “I struggle so much to find food that is safe for me”. When trying to explain her disorder, she says “a lot of people call it ‘child eating’ because a lot of us who suffer will only eat safe foods from childhood”. Even though this experience is extremely distressing, Daisy recalls last lockdown being even harder as she was with her partner’s family, who “didn’t understand how I was with eating… I was constantly being offered food I didn’t like, or being forced to sit at the table and eat things that made me uncomfortable.” It made Daisy so uncomfortable, she “ended up replacing most meals with drugs”.

“THEY DIDN’T UNDERSTAND HOW I WAS WITH EATING.” When asking what factors of lockdown contribute the most to their relationship with food, Billy’s answers were definitely what I was expecting. “Being stuck in ongoing social situations, stuck with my parents, not as much opportunity to get out and about, and less distraction.” Carrie’s change in routine is said to have a huge influence on her eating, as she’s usually “busy working and on my feet all day, I don’t usually eat a lot… I’m really un-stimulated and bored.” She also said the anxiety and stress from her breakup, plus her immediate family’s impending move to the South Island, is “bringing back the crappy relationship with food”. Daisy’s relationship with food is hugely affected by the lack of social aspects around eating in lockdown, as being able to make “an event out of lunch time or dinner can help me eat… the connectivity and environment of being at a cafe for lunch completely takes my mind off my sensory issues with food.” Both Carrie and Daisy have surrounded themselves with amazing coping methods and support systems to help get them through these tough times. Carrie, now in lockdown with her family, says that they are “always making sure I’m okay… my dad gave me a cuddle and said they’ll always be here for me. My brother is also super supportive, he’s like my best friend.” People not in Carrie’s immediate bubble have also been extremely helpful in her recovery such as her friend who has “been calling me on Zoom and snapchatting me lots over lockdown… her and my brother know a bit about my relationship with food, so they’ve been checking in often which is comforting.” FEATURES

“SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED THAT FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION.”

Daisy says her journey to recovery was incredibly hard, as she was not only trying to repair her relationship with food, but was also trying to get sober from a drug addiction. “I pretty much cut off all my druggie friends and tried to use lockdown as a selfrehab, it was hard as fuck.” One of her go-to coping methods was gratitude journaling, describing how amazing it was realising how “just talking about your feelings and expressing them can make you come to a realisation that you’re not in this alone”. Another coping method for Daisy was getting back into baking and using organic vegetables in her food, as learning about how food is the ‘original medicine’ changed how she felt about it. “My mindset now is food is fuel, my body needs it, and the best thing I can do for myself and my mental health is at least try and keep my belly full and blood However, on a contrasting note, Billy’s reality is definitely one I sugars up.” think many of us could relate to. He comes from a very conservative family, whose “approach on mental health is that depression or anxiety or eating disorders are made up”. Being stuck in lockdown with his family means he is separated from his friends. “My friends, particularly my flatmate and best friend, are the ones who help me cope the most. Being separated from them is hard.” It’s easy enough to tell people to reach out for help when they need, but sometimes we just need that face-to-face interaction In the pandemic era of social media, we’re constantly to really make the difference we’re craving for. surrounded by messages of toxic positivity, the pressure to be productive, and damaging weight-gain lockdown jokes that makes it seem like gaining weight is the worst thing to happen during a pandemic. It’s no surprise that people like my interviewees, struggling with eating disorders and a disordered relationship to food, are deeply impacted by these messages. With nowhere to go except our homes, it’s forcing us to think about them even more than usual. However, I am truly inspired by all three of my interviewees. Their strength and courage to share their stories is remarkable, not to mention how well they are doing in their recovery journeys during such challenging times. There’s so much pressure to be productive and active in this pandemic, which can push a lot of people to breaking point when they’re already struggling just to eat one meal a day. To see people like my interviewees make it onto the path of recovery at a time like this is absolutely amazing. I hope bringing their stories to light helps people going through similar struggles to realise that they are not alone, that their weight gain should not be seen in a negative light during a collectively traumatic time for the world, that they deserve to eat and fuel their body ALL THE TIME, especially during these uncertain days of our lives.

If you or a loved one are struggling, please contact the numbers below: Eating Disorders Association of New Zealand (EDANZ): 0800 2 EDANZ / 0800 2 33269 Lifeline – 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP). Mental Health Foundation - Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor FEATURES

RAKASH BY ARI P WORDS

A MELTING POT OF CULTURAL CONFUSION FEATURES

oolie. A slur that has thankfully lost prominence this century, and is unlikely to make a comeback unless someone decides to use it as a band name - which has happened more than once. This word kept popping up like a pimple when I did research on Indian labourers in Fiji. It refers to people, often South or East Asians, who were brought to other countries to work in mines or on plantations. The difference was that, unlike slaves, indentured labourers were on contracts and were technically hired to do work. But by the time these contracts ended, these labourers ended up with hybrid cultures that were a mix of their own cultural, colonial influences and the influence of the indigenous population.

what they wanted. I use the term ‘free’ very loosely. That was because it wasn’t a straightforward colonisercolonised relationship, and when it came to their identities as Fijians, they existed stateless and rootless. Often, labourers-to-be were lulled to Fiji with the promise of a better future and ending up with a yearning to go back home.

After the British left, there were disputes over land and the status of Indo-Fijians who were not originally from Fiji but couldn’t go back to India. The reasons for not going back to India ranged from lack of money or because there was nothing in India left for them anymore. It had become too much of a distant country both physically and culturally. So, when the land was reclaimed, many IndoFijians either had to make do with This topic came to mind when I what housing was available or moved called Healthline for my vaccination out of the country - if they were able appointment. The woman who to, or lucky enough. handled my call said that I was also classified as Pasifika. I thought I I found out that this year in May, the would be under ‘Asian’. Well, that’s Fiji-Indian community in Auckland what I chose when I had to fill out wanted to be recognised as Pasifika those forms in school with my pen instead of Asian. Over the years, under the ethnicity section before a Indo-Fijian culture has changed, so math test. I’d shade it in by drawing it has become distinct from Indians circles until the spot turned into a from India. There are a few differing gaping black hole. My parents are opinions about how people want to Fiji-Indians whose families had been categorise themselves, which creates in Fiji for generations, but I am a even more confusion. Growing up, first-gen Kiwi. How did this cultural I had a cousin who was half Indian combo happen? How did I become and half Samoan, but she never really culturally confused? It comes down acknowledged her Indo-Fijian side. to the C-word that rules them all: Well, until she got married because Indian weddings do not hold back on colonialism. extravagance. I mean, people don’t In 1879, when Fiji was being bothered talk about it, but she would cherryby pale men in breeches, the pick the parts of her two cultures Leonidas was the first boat to bring that would make her look ‘cool’. There indentured Indian labourers to Fiji. definitely is a lot of self-hatred and They were ‘hired’ and contracted cultural cringe that comes with having to work in places like sugar cane such a complicated cultural history, farms. I guess it was easier to import and it manifests in bad ways. If you people from a country that’s already researched Indo-Fijian mental health, been colonised than start again from you’d probably find mental health scratch, eh? These work contracts problems that go undiagnosed. They were called Girmit - a corruption are not talked about openly due to of the English word ‘agreement’. family shame, which could lead to ‘Agreement’ is misleading since worse problems down the tracks and exploitation and deception were generational trauma (one of the worst rife. These ‘agreements’ would last things to inherit). for five years, and these labourers came to be known as ‘Girmityas’ or I was a bit reluctant to do this piece 'coolies', if you wanted to be rude. because I don’t like talking about After that, labourers were free to do myself (it’s just a party-pooper, y’know?). But after that Healthline

call and memories of being asked ‘what are you?’ resurfaced, I decided this could be worth writing about. There has also been the issue of whether Pasifika scholarships should apply to Indo-Fijians, which opens up controversy in itself. But it seems like being Indo-Fijian is controversial in itself. It becomes easier to be forgotten than for others to make room for you. It wasn’t an ideal situation. Once, I brought up the issue of indentured labourers in class and wondered how they would fit into the indigenous land debate. They often were misled into coming to a newly colonised land and were also victims of colonisation. But even lecturers with PhDs couldn’t come up with an answer, only sympathy. People in similar boats (bad pun - I’m sorry) included other indentured Indian labourers in the West Indies, like Jamaica and the Caribbean. For example, Chinese labourers worked on sugar plantations in the Caribbean and in silver mines in Peru. I can’t speak for their experiences, but I at least want to mention them because it shows that their stories won’t be forgotten. As far as the Fiji context goes, it leaves a whole population of people in an awkward spot. Originally, Fiji has had a rough history. At one point, Indians and Fijians went to separate schools. My father used to be a high school teacher in Fiji, and after losing his shit on some lazy students, he said, "education is the only strength you have". It was the only certainty in a world where political relations can and have changed very quickly. It’s better now, though. Schools are no longer separated; I have relatives who still live in Fiji, where schools teach Fijian, Hindi and English. But history has left its mark. We exist in an awkward space that is not truly recognised and leads to many categorising ourselves as ‘other’.

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READING THE CLOTS

DECIPHERING THE FUTURE FROM MY MENSTRUAL DROPPINGS ILLUSTRATIONS BY TALLULAH FARRAR For a while now, I’ve been fascinated by tea-readings. I like the idea of knowing my fate, mostly because I’m incredibly lazy and need advice in all facets of my life. What day should I wear makeup in case I run into my crush? Should I enter that dumb Instagram giveaway? But honestly, I don’t drink tea, and I certainly don’t drink the kind of fancy loose-leaf tea that gives you answers to the universe. Instant coffee, anyone? Quite simply, I wanted a free alternative to read my future. So, I turned to the only thing I could think of (no, really): my period clots.

tell me to see a doctor after this. good-health-elephant-thing kind of I am fine…I think) but there was a cancel it out? noticeable trunk to the blob. Unable to decide, or focus, I switched I sent a picture to my flatmate who off my toaster at the wall (idk, it said “PLEASE don’t send me this seems like a dangerous appliance) again but yes, definite elephant and distracted myself with Netflix. material.” So, what does this mean?? A few days later I received a spam email claiming that I’d won $100,000, After consulting with various websites so I’m counting that as my fish luck. and books, I discovered elephants Technically it was good news, albeit are a sign of good health and long total bullshit. life. (See? No doctor needed here!) Apparently, elephants also show luck and happiness. Basically, I’d hit the jackpot on day one. Take that, school guidance counsellor!

For those not in the know, menstrual blood clots are, well, exactly what they Determined to cash in on my success, sound like. Kind of clumpy, they’re I spent $3 on a scratchy ticket and coagulated bits of blood or tissue that won a dollar. Not bad, not bad at all. are discharged alongside a regular period. Ranging in size and shape, blood clots are, in my opinion, the best part of having a period. It’s like a Christmas surprise! It falls down the chimney and lies under the tree, waiting for you to discover your special little gift.

DAY 2:

DAY 1: Another day, another clump! Never before had I been so happy to see this little guy wriggle his way through my front garden. Round at both ends but curving inwards, it was intriguing. Maybe an hourglass?

The first of any period is always the heaviest. This motherfucker really came out of me! A few cramps later, I passed a big and misshapen creature. A magnificent, yet also strangely vulnerable sight as I slowly spread out it out on toilet paper. It was, I decided right there and then, an elephant. Not only was it big (don’t

On reflection, however, apparently an hourglass means I’m in imminent danger. You know what, perhaps on second thoughts, it was a fish, which means good news from another country. My friends were all ignoring my texts at this point (rude frankly, considering they might never see me again after this clot news), so it was just me and the bathroom floor. Was I in danger? Or on the point of receiving excellent news from across the tides? If I was in danger, would my

DAY 3: The clot hath arriveth! This triumph was easy to spot from a mile away: it was a fucking hat! Definitely very baseball-cap-ish, which would have been cute but I don’t play sports. Anyway, apparently a hat means success in life. So basically, the exact same thing as the elephant. I’m no tea-reading expert, but how hard can it be to be a tiny bit more specific with your symbols? Success is so vague; does it mean immediately or 10 years from now? In my career, love life, what? Just tell me whether or not it’s safe to wear white pants tomorrow, that’s all I care about.

DAY 4:

By now, the red sea situation was calming down a bit. Clots were few and far between, and it was only at 10:38pm that a decent chunk arrived. Finally. It was a bit on the small side,

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but by now my flatmate had returned Take that, mystical period gods! In the subtle. My flatmate was making to speaking to me, so I had another end he never replied, I guess he might a cake in the kitchen. “Is that for pair of eyes on the scene. need a few axes of his own. me?” I asked hopefully. It was for her mother’s birthday. It was also rent day, “It’s definitely an axe,” she said, so I actually watched as those tiny confidently. numbers drained from my bank account. I lost money, damn you “Are you sure?” I asked. circle. “No of fucking course not, it’s Maybe the present all along was this disgusting, that’s what it is. But let’s tiny dot of my period blood. After all, I just go with axe.” did practically beg the toilet bowl for

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Axe it was. Apparently, this meant “overcoming issues”, which by that my flatmate snorted and said “but there are so many to choose from!”. Am secretly paranoid she might have done some prior googling to sway the answer, but it did kind of resemble a weapon? Let’s be honest, I’m being generous with all the shapes here, much like when I date boys who claim they’re 6”1.

The time of my fortune-telling was coming to an end, I could see that now. The well was drying up rapidly, the flood gates closely. I prayed for one last sign, and miraculously, a tiny dot appeared. Hallelujah! Truly, praise be.

Does a dot count as a circle? It could kind of be a moon, but considering that meant success (again! Fuck that), I went with circle. This meant to expect As for overcoming issues, I decided money or presents. Oh boy. to text the boy I liked, despite my overwhelming commitment issues. All day I impatiently waited for my gifts, even verging on the barely-

it. I should really make better wishes in the future. Fucking typical.

Overall, did I gain much from this experience? Not really, and I might have lost a few friends in the process. But I gained deeper insight over myself and my body. Success may come in the future, or death (really, I don’t think it was an hourglass, I swear), I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. I think, in the future, I’ll stick to the Massive horoscopes, no matter how many times they tell me to stick a finger up my arse.

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OBVIOUS? Skating has influenced a ton of culture; most of us have owned a pair of Old Skool Vans, played Skate 2 on someone’s PS2. More recently, skateboarding took the world stage at the Olympics which saw 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya become the youngest ever gold medal winner for Japan in the Women’s Street competition this year. The inclusion of skating at the Olympics represents a huge step forward, bringing skateboarding from the fringes to the mainstream. It’s awesome that skateboarders are able to represent their countries on such a huge scale. Once you learn how to skate it’s a pretty cool way to spend your days and learn a new skill, not to mention it’s probably a more reliable mode of transport than New Zealand’s bus system. However, getting into skating can prove difficult, especially for women trying to get into the scene.

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"I was doing it be thinking about wh cause I thought it was fun. I wa sn't at it meant." Liv has been snowboarding at a high level since she was around 12, and skating was a good way to stay on form during the off-season. Reflecting on the Olympics this year, Liv found it odd to see skating on such a structured platform. “Skating culture is often associated with like being free spirited, skating the earth you know, stuff like that. So, to see it being judged like that was kind of ironic,” she says. The way Liv pictured it, she assumed it would be one huge game of S-K-A-T-E and then the last three standing get the medals. She thinks it’s cool that skateboarding has hit the mainstream, especially for young women. However, she recalls the early stages of learning to skate that she felt her learning the skill was a bit of a spectacle at the skatepark. “When I was learning how to drop in, everyone was watching my dad teach me, I feel like it’s not really a thing when a guy learns to drop in, but it was so fascinating when it was me,” she recalls. She felt that people went out of their way to praise her because she was a girl learning to skate, but at the same time she was just doing it to have fun and improve her skills, like everyone else there. “It feels like there’s no transition between being a beginner and a hardcore skater, which the pressure of social media doesn’t help with,” she points out. Mia remembers getting a skateboard when she was eight, which her brother helped her pick out. “It had a dragon on it which was pretty cool. As soon as I got it I got my skateboard license, which is a piece of paper from my primary school that said I was allowed to use my skateboard at lunchtime with the other kids,” she recalls. “I thought it was weird that I was the only girl who had a board,

like I couldn’t understand why no one realised how cool it was.” As she got older, she kept skating with her brother and his friend and remembers having no insecurity about going to the skatepark or the rec centre with them. “When you’re a kid you don’t think about the politics of that stuff, I was doing it because I thought it was fun, I wasn’t thinking about what it meant.” She recalls her first time dropping in, which was a lot more understated than Liv’s experience. “I was watching all the boys do it at the rec centre and I was like okay that looks easy I’m going to try it.” It went terribly, she fully faceplanted and slid across half the floor, but no one really noticed so she kept doing it until she got it right. “I think when you’re a kid it’s so much easier to learn how to do something, because when you mess up people are just like ah, she’s learning.” When Mia was 19, she bought herself a new skateboard and decided to try getting into it again. But instead of that same blind enthusiasm for it, she felt scared and judged about it. “Me and my friends would go skate in carpark buildings or round the waterfront. We didn’t feel comfortable doing it and practicing where other people might see, which in hindsight is so stupid, because there’s no minimum skill level for showing up to a skatepark and falling on your ass,” she says. That’s true. In theory there’s no entrance exam. Tony Hawk isn’t gatekeeping the entrance insisting you do a perfect ollie to be granted access to the skatepark. Despite this, when her and her friends decided to go to the skatepark one evening, they got there and heard the sounds of other people there. The fear of being judged for learning and not being able to perform at the same level caused them to turn around and not go. “I just need to get over this fear that everyone is waiting for me to fall off and laugh at me.” Her fear is not unfounded, there’s currently an Instagram page called “girls getting hurt” which literally just posts pictures of women hurting themselves doing sports, or any kind of physical activity. The fact that watching women suffer while doing something they might be trying to learn is so popular is a pretty offputting sentiment, considering the page has nearly a million followers.

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Abby decided to get into skateboarding after lockdown and went into the skate shop to get all the parts to assemble a board. While being served, she felt the guy working wasn’t taking her seriously at all. “The guy was so condescending, he kept bringing out flower decks and stuff, assuming I just wanted something to hang on my wall, which was so frustrating.” That kind of interaction has fed into Abby’s hesitation to learn something that she’s wanted to do for a while, worrying if people would be thinking similar things about her if she went to a skatepark to practice. Another reason for her hesitance is that she feels learning to skate is only really acceptable when you’re a kid as well. “Also, when you’re older you kind of develop a better sense of risk and fear, and the ground just seems so much further away than when you’re a kid.” Despite this, Abby feels that skating should be taken more seriously by others. “People who skate spend hours learning a new skill and honing in on a talent that is viewed pretty flippantly and almost as a rebellion type of thing, but that shit is really hard. Something like learning the piano for hours is seen as respectable and dedicated but for some reason skating isn’t? It doesn’t make sense to me.” For women, skateboarding has come pretty far, there’s a sense that people are becoming more accepting of the fact that anyone can skate, and that it is a serious sport. It’s pretty surprising that it took this long to hit the mainstream stage of the Olympics, considering race walking is a thing, and one year live pigeon shooting was included as an event at the games. At the end of the day, if you want to learn something then you can find a way around it. Whether it’s barking aggressively at anyone who wants to use the skatepark while you’re there or finding a way to ignore the judgements of others, you should probably give it a go. Who knows, you might be a gold medal winner one day.

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Sexcapades X-Rated Adventures of the Massey Underbelly Lockdown Temptation

Got a confession, a naughty tale, a sexy story? Email sexcapades@massivemagazine.org.nz to submit yours xoxox All this year, my flatmate (let’s call him Brian) and I have...kind of vibed. We’re good mates, okay. But we know to respect the ultimate rule of don’t screw the crew, and we’re both slutty enough to find a good lay elsewhere. Every weekend he’d bring round his Tinder dates, I’d bring round my clubbing hookups. It was a good, solid system. Until lockdown. Now we’re both so horny (I know, because we keep mentioning it to each other) and there’s no one else to distract us from our genitals. Our other flatmates haven’t suspected a thing, but sometimes when we’re all watching a movie, his finger will casually scrap my inner thigh under a blanket. Or he’ll hold my gaze a moment too long when I step out of the bathroom in a towel. It’s just so fucking hot. God, he’s sexy. But that was all it was, until last Thursday. We had a cocktail

night as a flat and all got waaay too drunk. One of my flatties literally passed out on the couch, the other spent the night with their head in the toilet bowl. So, it was just us. Maybe it was the alcohol, maybe it was the fact that I hadn’t had sex for a good week at this point, I’m not sure. But we immediately went into Brian’s room (thankfully an outhouse, so the noise wasn’t too obvious) and fucked like bunnies. It was electric. I had three orgasms that night alone. Honestly, the best shag I’ve had in a while. So now I’m here, back in my room, pretending like nothing happened. He’s doing the same. But something did happen. What do I do Massive? Things are now really awkward, and we’ve broken the golden rule. Oh well. For that cock? Honestly worth it. Now let’s just hope no one finds out....

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Culinarylingus CRISPY TOFU, GINGER AND SPRING ONION NOODLE DELIGHT This recipe is a delicious, easy take on ramen noodles. The sauce is the champion of this dish. If you love it as much as I do, you'll find it goes hard in all sorts of culinary contexts. Tip it on your poached eggs, spread it on a sandwich, or use it as the sauce for any noodle recipe. Enjoy :)

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1/2 cup of canola oil (peanut or grapeseed would be even better, but don’t use olive oil as it’ll get a little smokey) 2 teaspoons of salt 1 teaspoon of ground pepper 1 tablespoon of soy sauce Teaspoon of rice vinegar (white wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar or lemon juice also works) 10cm of ginger, finely chopped (should be

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about 1/3 of a cup when chopped) 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 bunch of spring onions, chopped!.

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Toasted sesame seeds Chilli oil your green onions and a generous pinch of salt. Stir that shit. 2. In a pan (you can use the same one as the tofu if ya take the tofu out first) heat up the oil for about 2 minutes. 3. Once the oil is hot, pour it over your oniony, gingery, garlicy mixture. Watch in awe as it sizzles up a storm and the onions wilt. Let that baby sit for 5 mins and then add in the rest of the sauce ingredients. Stir until well combined, and leave to sit for 15 mins while the flavours work their magic. 4. Cook up ya noodles. Read the packet, it’ll show you how. 5. Drain, and toss with your saucey mixture. 6. Divide the noodles and the tofu into four bowls. 7. Add the optional toppings if you fancy it. 8. Serve!

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President Column MAWSA: TESSA GUEST

Oh hello there! A slightly strange welcome back from the MAWSA squad. What a wild ride, aye? We’re back on that last stretch of uni, but here we are, still at home. You don’t need me to tell you that all this stuff is tricky. I really hope you’re holding up okay and have things to enjoy in your current bubble.I for one have spent a very large amount of time doing puzzles and learning all the words to the ‘In the Heights’ soundtrack, which has brought me joy. Another pastime has been watching feral rats dig through my neighbour’s bags of rubbish they have chilling in the backyard. Bone apple teeth!Despite the Covid-related chaos, MAWSA still has some good things in the works. It’s Arts Week this week & we have an awesome lineup of online events to attend. Elections season is also upon us, and the candidates are popping off this year! And our Euphoria-themed ball is well and truly in the works, and tickets go on sale on the 8th of September.Keep safe out there, and sing out if you need anything. We’re here for you! Arohanui xx

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A Brief March Heart Beat By Calista Cristo

My heart beats calmly when I think about the few times I’ve laid next to you. I know you’re really not supposed to start a poem with your strongest punchline, but I guess that’s what I really need to hear from myself right now. I know it’ll probably never hurt to look you in the eye, but it hurts to see the way you stare at me has changed. And maybe that’s my ego eating away at what’s left of me but it stings to know you held me and that I felt safe. So close, but it’s never quite enough Glimmer of a spark but I’m too burned out jumping through hoops turned into potholes and I’m tired and crying over yet another boy looking out yet another window sill, Thrill seeker. And I know we’ve got the rest of life to figure out what we want and who we want But please, figure it out without me. When will you figure out that it is me? And when will I figure out that you is a form made of yet another boy That sees me as a passing phase. looks at the moon and the stars a saving grace Not someone to hold, Not made to feel safe. This is a March, a brief lust encounter. This is Me and Mars, in Retrograde.

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Open Anonymous

We can’t close the bathroom window and it is nearly winter. No one brings it up though and so the subject is dropped like a baby on a wooden floor. The cold is tireless, and we are running out of milk. The days are so short and so long it is a string in a magician’s hand and I wish the shops were closer. A few days later, milk appears

breathlessly in the fridge.

I ignore the lick of wind that blows on my skin when I crouch over the toilet.

We shut the bathroom door when we are done.

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Horoscopes AQUARIUS

ARIES

I don’t think your urine is meant to be that colour. Just saying......

The theme for the week is GREY HAIRS and boy, are you rocking it. Don’t worry, time comes for all of us eventually.

CANCER

CAPRICORN

Uh oh, I spy a pregnancy test! The results are in and fortune favours the bold.

Time to switch things up in the bedroom. Make sure to do some gentle stretches first before you get in the groove (please).

GEMINI

LEO

It’s okay to be sad. Just make sure you have a hot water bottle and a block of chocolate ready to go at all times.

Take a week off from the piss, mate. It’s like, not so cute anymore. Everyone needs a break once in a while.

LIBRA

PISCES

“Fuck, it’s cold.” That’s basically all you’ll say for the whole week, just a heads up.

This week will be a headache, both literally and figuratively speaking. Pack some panadal and water at all times, TRUST me.

SAGITTARIUS

SCORPIO

Stop buying so much shit from Kmart, for fucks sake. No one needs that many socks.

What time is it? Time for a hoon, methinks.

TAURUS

VIRGO

The sexual tension between you and your co-worker is off the charts! God, just fuck in the break room already.

This week is your chance to finally talk to your secret library crush. They’re just waiting for you to make a move...

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CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. A guy you once dated, but now either: a) want dead, b) are “friends” with, c) hook up with every once in a while or d) have erased all traces that they ever existed in your life (2, 9) 8. A real dilemma in jeans (8) 9. Italian sausage (5) 10. Funnier than funny (9) 11. Fergus, Massey’s mascot, is this animal (3) 14. Having no sex whatsoever (8) 16. An attempt to create a justification for something that you knowingly decided to flake

out on (6) 17. Right wing political party (3) 18. Wife or girlfriend of a famous athlete (3) 21. The devil’s house (4) 22. Synonym for wibble (6) 23. When somebody does or says something that inadvertently indicates that they are not relationship material, and in fact should probably be avoided at all costs (3, 4) 24. A sexually explicit message or image sent by text (4) 26. Inspiration for the ‘save’ icon (6, 4)

DOWN 1. Tried it once this week. Can’t say I’m a huge fan (8) 2. Justin (6) 3. An ape-like creature rumoured to inhabit the Himalayan mountain range in Asia (4) 4. Someone inexperienced and it shows (6) 5. Snot holes (8) 6. When someone is experiencing a longing for one’s home during a period of absence from it (4, 4) 7. Red Muppet character (4)

12. Pixar movie between “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” (1, 4. 4) 13. A sandy place (5) 14. “One fine day with a woof and a purr, a baby was born and it cause a little stir. No blue bug, no threeeyed frog - just a feline canine little _______” (6) 15. Mouth drums (7) 19. Father of psychoanalysis (5) 20. Small stone fruit (6) 22. Synonym for wishy (5) 25. Opposite of ‘tisn’t (3)

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1. What is the smallest country in the world? A) Monaco B) Vatican City C) Nauru D) Tuvalu 2. Who was Henry VIIIs last wife? A) Catherine of Aragon B) Catherine Howard C) Catherine Parr D) Anne of Cleves 3. How many time zones are there in Russia? A) 3 B) 14 C) 8 D) 11 4. What is the most-streamed album on Spotify in 2019? A) When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish B) thank u, next – Ariana Grande.

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C) No. 6 Collaborations Project – Ed Sheeran. D) Hollywood's Bleeding – Post Malone 5. Which of the following disorders is the fear of being alone? A) Agoraphobia B) Aerophobia C) Acrophobia D) Arachnophobia 6. The phrase: ”I think, therefore I am” was coined by which philosopher? A) Socrates B) Plato C) Aristotle D) Descartes 7. When was Netflix founded? A) 1997 B) 2001 C) 2009 D) 1991

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8. What is the rarest type of blood in the human body? A) AB negative B) O positive C) B negative D) A positive 9. What was the clothing company Nike originally called? A) Victoria B) Nikey C) Sports Clothing Limited D) Blue Ribbon Sports 10. What country has the most islands in the world? A) Greece B) Sweden C) Canada D) Indonesia

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